text_original: The proposal was promptly welcomed and the Franks marched to attack the Visigoths. Alaric, rashly taking the offen  sive without waiting for Theodoric's troops to come to his help, was defeated and slain in a great battle near Poitiers.
text_transcription: THE PROPOSAL WAS PROMPTLY WELCOMED AND THE FRANKS MARCHED TO ATTACK THE VISIGOTHS ALARIC RASHLY TAKING THE OFFENSIVE WITHOUT WAITING FOR THEODORICS TROOPS TO COME TO HIS HELP WAS DEFEATED AND SLAIN IN A GREAT BATTLE NEAR POITIERS
phonemes: ðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl wʌz pɹˈɑːmptli wˈɛlkʌmd ænd ðə fɹˈæŋks mˈɑːɹtʃt tʊ ɐtˈæk ðə vˈɪsɪɡˌɑːθs. ɐlˈæɹɪk, ɹˈæʃli tˈeɪkɪŋ ðɪ əfˈɛn sˈaɪv wɪðˌaʊt wˈeɪɾɪŋ fɔːɹ θiːədˈɔːɹɪkz tɹˈuːps tə kˈʌm tə hɪz hˈɛlp, wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ænd slˈeɪn ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt bˈæɾəl nˌɪɹ pˈɔɪɾɪɹz.